Meetings are held the second Monday of each month (please
note exceptions),
September through June, at 7:30 pm at the Center
Congregational Church, 11 Center Street, Manchester, CT
06040. Doors open and refreshments are served beginning at
7:00 pm. We welcome guest attendance.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Member's Choice Plant Raffle
Members are asked to bring a plant to raffle to
fellow members.
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Victorian Garden Archeology
A discussion of the rediscovered Casagmo
Garden in Ridgefield
Dr.
Nicholas Bellantoni,
Connecticut State Archaeologist,
Connecticut
State Museum of Natural
History
*Note speaker time 7:30
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Plants
Often an ordinary plant can be
exceptional just by the way it is grown, pruned, trained or
planted.
Ed Gregan, Coastal Northeast Field Rep,
Carlton Plants LLC
DECEMBER, 2011
Members' Holiday Party
JANUARY 9, 2012
Manchester Garden Club Panel
Everything You Always Wanted to Know
about Gardening....but Were Afraid to Ask.
A panel of experienced master gardeners and garden designers
- Bonnie Lindland, Judy Olsen, Jarrod Sansousy and Joyce
Trainer - will discuss solutions to various gardening issues
submitted by Club members as well as respond to questions
from the audience. The evening's dialog should be a lively
one providing members with differing views for solving
garden problems and fresh ways to become more knowledgeable
gardeners.
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Seeing, Composing and Executing
How to Photograph Your Garden.
Elaine Widner,
Master Gardener,
Charter Oak
Photographic Society
MARCH 12, 2012
Home on Derange
Presentation will cover the difficulties
of having a lush, green lawn in New England including basic
problems such as moles, voles, grubs and crabgrass as well
as proper grass selection, water conservation, organic
fertilizers and biological pest control.
Pamela Cooper, Turf Program Coordinator,
Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
APRIL 9, 2012
From the Garden - Vase Arranging Made Easy
A demonstration of simple ways to cut
flowers and other plant material from our gardens and
arrange them in interesting, unique ways using some of the
floral industry's newest products.
Robin Weir, Floral Designer, "Connecticut Floral Designer of
the Year", inducted into the prestigious American Institute
of Floral Designers in 2007, board member of the New England
Floral Expo and Northeast Chapter of AIFD
MAY 14, 2012
Garden Design Can Be Easy
Presentation explains, through scores of photos, design
principles for turning a home landscape into a "green
getaway" that enhances time spent there.
Deborah Kent, certified master gardener, has trained
extensively in organic gardening with NOFA, and is past
president of Glastonbury Partners in Planting, a non-profit
organization that that focuses on horticultural education
and beautification
JUNE, 2012
Members'
Year-End Party